A three-mile walk on a beautiful Spring day did my soul good as much as it aided my heart. Although, by the end of the walk, I was sweating like a leaky garden hose and my hat rim was soaked. The liter bottle of water was all that kept me going. It was an increasing humidity as the afternoon warmed. The sky stayed that deep blue and the pictures popped!
New signs were up for the Santa Fe Bike Trail. I picked it up at the White Rock Lake Trail at the spillway parking lot. Last fall, I did it on my bike when it was still fairly new. Walking it was a new experience as a new opening in the trail opened up to a dog park and a restaurant and bar named, The Dog. I found that interesting that there was an opening to a private business, but it did give access to residents in the area. From the old fish hatchery it was pretty much chain linked along the walk way over two foot bridges that cross streets before it opens up again.
The old Katy Rail Road line that continues from the Katy Trail Extension and the White Rock Lake Trail north of the boat house winds its way around to the Santa Fe Trail south of Gaston where the trail tied into the Kansas City Southern tracks, which is actually, the continuation of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe's original tracks in Dallas. Those tracks can be traced from Denton down through Plano crossing Greenville Avenue at Arapaho near the Dart Red Line's Arapaho Center Station. It continues to wind south west of Plano Road down to Northwest Highway and crosses Loop 12 (Buckner Blvd) going toward the trestle seen here at the north end of Tennyson Golf Courses.
The Santa Fe Trail from where I stopped to shoot the trestle and the old switch line, the trail bends south by southwest going into Fair Park and Deep Ellum. Total miles from White Rock Lake Trail Head to Deep Ellum is 4.5 miles. It has come a long way since last fall. There is a previous post about the new Trinity Sky View Trail that is just opened. It can be an all day bike ride now, using 7-Eleven and other like stores to pick up lunch and snacks along the way. No need to pack a picnic. I learned years ago to take long bike rides and eat as you go. Pick up something and the find a spot on the trail or near the trail to stop for meals and snacks. It works great. And, you have no gear to carry other than water.
New signs were up for the Santa Fe Bike Trail. I picked it up at the White Rock Lake Trail at the spillway parking lot. Last fall, I did it on my bike when it was still fairly new. Walking it was a new experience as a new opening in the trail opened up to a dog park and a restaurant and bar named, The Dog. I found that interesting that there was an opening to a private business, but it did give access to residents in the area. From the old fish hatchery it was pretty much chain linked along the walk way over two foot bridges that cross streets before it opens up again.
The old Katy Rail Road line that continues from the Katy Trail Extension and the White Rock Lake Trail north of the boat house winds its way around to the Santa Fe Trail south of Gaston where the trail tied into the Kansas City Southern tracks, which is actually, the continuation of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe's original tracks in Dallas. Those tracks can be traced from Denton down through Plano crossing Greenville Avenue at Arapaho near the Dart Red Line's Arapaho Center Station. It continues to wind south west of Plano Road down to Northwest Highway and crosses Loop 12 (Buckner Blvd) going toward the trestle seen here at the north end of Tennyson Golf Courses.
The Santa Fe Trail from where I stopped to shoot the trestle and the old switch line, the trail bends south by southwest going into Fair Park and Deep Ellum. Total miles from White Rock Lake Trail Head to Deep Ellum is 4.5 miles. It has come a long way since last fall. There is a previous post about the new Trinity Sky View Trail that is just opened. It can be an all day bike ride now, using 7-Eleven and other like stores to pick up lunch and snacks along the way. No need to pack a picnic. I learned years ago to take long bike rides and eat as you go. Pick up something and the find a spot on the trail or near the trail to stop for meals and snacks. It works great. And, you have no gear to carry other than water.
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